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Solve the following measurement conversion problems: State the relationships between kilometers, meters, centimeters, and millimeters. Convert the following to kilometers: a) 4200 m, b) 800,000 cm, c)

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  1. Answer question 1.

    The relationships between units of length measurement are:

    • 1 kilometer (km)=1000 meters (m)1 \text{ kilometer (km)} = 1000 \text{ meters (m)}
    • 1 meter (m)=100 centimeters (cm)1 \text{ meter (m)} = 100 \text{ centimeters (cm)}
    • 1 centimeter (cm)=10 millimeters (mm)1 \text{ centimeter (cm)} = 10 \text{ millimeters (mm)}
  2. Convert the given values for questions 2 and 3.

    1. Convert to kilometers: a) Convert 4200 m4200 \text{ m} to km\text{km}:

      4200 m×1 km1000 m=4.2 km4200 \text{ m} \times \frac{1 \text{ km}}{1000 \text{ m}} = 4.2 \text{ km}

      b) Convert 800,000 cm800,000 \text{ cm} to km\text{km}:

      800,000 cm×1 m100 cm×1 km1000 m=8 km800,000 \text{ cm} \times \frac{1 \text{ m}}{100 \text{ cm}} \times \frac{1 \text{ km}}{1000 \text{ m}} = 8 \text{ km}

      c) Convert 645,000 m645,000 \text{ m} to km\text{km}:

      645,000 m×1 km1000 m=645 km645,000 \text{ m} \times \frac{1 \text{ km}}{1000 \text{ m}} = 645 \text{ km}

      The answers are: a) 4.2 km\boxed{4.2 \text{ km}}, b) 8 km\boxed{8 \text{ km}}, c) 645 km\boxed{645 \text{ km}}.

    2. Convert to the required units: a) Convert 6 m6 \text{ m} to mm\text{mm}:

      6 m×100 cm1 m×10 mm1 cm=6000 mm6 \text{ m} \times \frac{100 \text{ cm}}{1 \text{ m}} \times \frac{10 \text{ mm}}{1 \text{ cm}} = 6000 \text{ mm}

      b) Convert 22000 mm22000 \text{ mm} to m\text{m}:

      22000 mm×1 cm10 mm×1 m100 cm=22 m22000 \text{ mm} \times \frac{1 \text{ cm}}{10 \text{ mm}} \times \frac{1 \text{ m}}{100 \text{ cm}} = 22 \text{ m}

      c) Convert $9 \text{ km

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